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régimen de denuncia previa

English translation: offense subject to complaint

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Spanish term or phrase:régimen de denuncia previa
English translation:offense subject to complaint
Entered by: Henry Hinds

16:51 Oct 17, 2013
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / Road Traffic Accident
Spanish term or phrase: régimen de denuncia previa
Hello there

I am not really sure what this means in the context of the aggrieved party (in this case a motorcyclist) who knocked down a pedestrian when she was crossing a pedestrian crossing when the lights were green (for vehicles)...

Here is the Spanish context:


Los hechos objeto de las presentes diligencias, si bien pudieran constituir materia punible, en virtud de lo dispuesto en el art. 621 del Código Penal, están sometidos al régimen de DENUNCIA PREVIA, por lo que al faltar este requisito procede decretar el archivo de las actuaciones, previa notificación al Ministerio Fiscal...

Thank you for any help!
liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:00
offense subject to complaint
Explanation:
están sometidos al régimen de DENUNCIA PREVIA = constitute an offense subject to complaint

And there could be other ways of saying it, of course, but a party must complain for the offense to be prosecuted.

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Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 16:00
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5 +1offense subject to complaint
Henry Hinds
3(BrE)offences reporting initiative system
Adrian MM. (X)


  

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offense subject to complaint


Explanation:
están sometidos al régimen de DENUNCIA PREVIA = constitute an offense subject to complaint

And there could be other ways of saying it, of course, but a party must complain for the offense to be prosecuted.

USA.

Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 16:00
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 5063
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Thank you!

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agree  Billh: I would say offense conditional on complaint, but that's the idea
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(BrE)offences reporting initiative system


Explanation:
vs. denuncia de oficio: the police or CPS prosecute the offenc/se of their own motion and without the initiative of any charges pressed.

NB: reportable offence in the UK means serious ofences reportable to the Home Office.

Example sentence(s):
  • es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denuncia‎
Adrian MM. (X)
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